26a, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
About 26a
26a is a three-bedroom detached house in Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB25 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 66 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £310,000. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 is 14.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
26a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 26a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Ash - Reduce whole crown by up to 2m
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00557/TPO
- Nov 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 Ash: Reduce height by 30% and shorten lateral branches to rebalance crown to contain size of tree.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/01212/TPO
What's in 26a, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
26a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£310,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2025Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB25 9DJ: £375,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB25 9DJ
11 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Mar 2025
£510,0001 Bradford Cottages, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Nov 2022
£497,000115 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Mar 2022
£375,00052 Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold May 2021
£320,0003 Bradford Cottages, Lode Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9DJ
Sold Feb 2021
£375,000
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Versus other Lode Road homes
On price per m², 26a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,697
Street avg £3,651
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bottisham Village College. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB